Arrow-3 Missile Test in Alaska Delayed

May 1, 2018

The Jerusalem Post:

The Ministry of Defense has delayed an upcoming joint test of its Arrow 3 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) defense system in the United States, it was announced on Tuesday.

According to a statement released by the ministry the delay came following consultations between Washington and Jerusalem “in order to achieve maximum readiness” for the field test. The two countries are working towards finding a new date for first such test to occur outside of Israeli territory.

The exercise, which is being carried out in cooperation with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), was due to take place on the Alaskan island of Kodiak where the system would have been tested against targets similar in behavior to advanced ballistic missiles being developed by Iran.

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